Exploring long non-coding RNAs through sequencing

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 200-205

  Atkinson, Sophie R ^a,b   Marguerat, Samuel ^a   Bähler, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisense transcript; Gene regulation; Next generation sequencing; Non coding RNA; RNA seq

Indexed keywords

LONG NON CODING RNA; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 84858797790     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.12.003     Document Type: Review

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